KRASEMAN (CROSSMAN) ABLE SEAMAN LEWIS
We also note, that at the time of the Boer War, Able Seaman, Lewis Kraseman (Crossman) served in the British Navy. Lewis’ service with the British Navy is referenced later in this book dealing with his service in the Canadian Army during WWI. A review of the ships on which Lewis served while in the British Navy suggest that he more likely served in the Mediterranean than in South Africa.
Lewis Crossman (Kraseman) was born August 9, 1879 in London England. Prior to coming to Canada he spent 12 years in the British Royal Navy. His last active service date was October 20, 1905 on the ship Pembroke. His birthplace was listed as Shoreditch, London England – although other records suggest that he was born August 9, 1879 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England.
The record of service for Lewis Kraseman, born August 9, 1879. Lewis served on ships such as the Cruiser Revenge, the Pembroke and Amphitrite.
Based upon census and birth records, Lewis’ parents were Frederick Johan Heinrich Karl Kraseman, born July 12, 1851 in Tessin, Germany and Elizabeth Bennett, born September 1859 in Finsbury, England.
Lewis immigrated to Canada and on September 4, 1907 he married Eliza Louise Courvoisier in Croft Township. Lewis and Eliza lived at Poverty Bay for the first few years of their marriage, later moving to Dunchurch where they lived in the old Cheese Factory. In 1912 they bought an old homestead on the Balsam Road.
Lewis enlisted in the Canadian Army on April 14, 1916 and was assigned to the 162nd Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force where he became a sergeant on April 26, 1916.
Sergeant Lewis Crossman
